National Business

TORONTO — The Canadian Arts & Fashion Awards have crowned Beaufille and Spencer Badu this year’s top fashion designers.

TORONTO — As Taylor Swift prepares to close out her Eras Tour era in Canada, fans desperate to see the pop star perform live are vulnerable to scams.

MONTREAL — A new report says rising costs will likely remain a key concern for businesses. The study by the Business Development Bank of Canada said 75 per cent of businesses say rising costs have affected their business.

TORONTO — Ontario's energy minister says he will introduce legislation to make it easier for new homes and businesses to connect to the electricity grid.

ZURICH (AP) — Canadian national team captain Jessie Fleming, former U.S.

CALGARY — Nearly six months after its opening, the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is boosting Canada's energy sector as promised — but questions still linger about who will pay for the project's massive cost overruns.

HAVANA (AP) — Many Cubans waited in anguish late Sunday as electricity on much of the island had yet to be restored days after an island-wide blackout.

MONTREAL — A new online portal for collecting taxes on goods shipped into Canada is creating headaches ahead of its rollout this week, importers say, with potential ripple effects for consumers.

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Railway earnings Canada's two largest railways will report their third-quarter results this week. Canadian National Railway Co.

TORONTO — Denis Villeneuve has worked in cybersecurity for 15 years but seldom have the threats he's come across felt as personal as they do these days.